John R. Larson

John R. Larson, 95, of Beloit, WI, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at Oak Park Place in Janesville, WI.

He was born on January 24, 1929, in Duluth, MN, the son of John and Mabel (Truckey) Larson. John was a 1947 Oconto Falls High School graduate. He was a veteran of the Wisconsin National Guard. John married Janice McKay on July 19, 1969 in St. Patricks Catholic Church, Stiles, WI. She predeceased him on May 25, 2020.

John enjoyed photography and became a professional photographer. He was an airplane enthusiast and owned his own and many model airplanes. John also enjoyed building electronics from kits.

Survivors include his son, Father John Larson MIC of Kenosha, WI; brother-in-law, Lawrence (Janet) McKay of Green Bay, WI; sisters-in-law, Carla (Darwin) Grover of Beloit, WI, and Sandy McKay of Monroe, WI; first cousins, Gary Truckey of Stiles, WI, Warren Murphy, Tom Truckey, and Tom Benedum all of Green Bay, WI; and numerous other first cousins; God daughter and cousin, Sister Donna Truckey RGS of Green Bay, WI.

John was predeceased by his parents and wife, Janice.

A Visitation of Remembrance for John will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a rosary and eulogy to follow on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, 2355 Cranston Rd., Beloit, WI. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2024 in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 5246 St. Patrick’s Rd., Lena, WI, with Father John L. Larson officiating. A Visitation will also be from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home, 107 S. Franklin St., Oconto Falls, WI. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Lena, WI.